By Adam Benjamin
Perhaps the question is better phrased this way: What happens when intelligence and self-awareness are no longer traits that belong exclusively to the natural world?
March/April 2017
Features
By Neil Sandhoefner
Actuaries work with probability and statistics every day, and I’m willing to bet that even though we all know an exponential distribution like the backs of our hands, a good number of us were surprised by the outcome we saw on Nov. 8, 2016.
By Arnold Dicke and Leonard Mangini
Actuaries have several new responsibilities under principle-based reserving, and many resources to draw upon.
By Jeff Reeves
Americans are inherently optimistic about how we shape our futures. And oftentimes, we are naively so. We say we will take care of our bodies, and often don’t.
Departments
By Bob Beuerlein
March Madness is one of my favorite times of the year. People who have not followed college basketball throughout the season become rabid fans of the game, cheering for their alma maters or rooting for the underdog Cinderella teams before returning to not caring about college basketball.
By David Fishbaum
Expect fewer new justices and longer tenures for those on the court.
By David Driscoll
I write this shortly after Christmas of 2016. As always, the season was marked by the challenge of finding presents for people who already have every material thing they really need or want.
By Bob Beuerlein
When I was growing up, my hero was Mickey Mantle, a star baseball player for the New York Yankees. When we played base- ball in the field across the street, I would try to do everything just like No. 7 (Mickey).
By Li Liu, Xiaoxue Liu, and Austin Krompasky
Throughout modern history, mortality has steadily decreased. Remarkably, this improvement can be seen for all ages and almost all major causes of deaths.
By Joshua Feldman
As temperatures warm up, all everyone seems to talk about here is the upcoming NCAA basketball tournament known as March Madness. Of course, tournament basketball and sports betting go hand in hand.
By Sam Gutterman
It's amazing what you can learn while skiing. I learned firsthand last year that I needed to ski under control.
By Warren Manners